Franciscan Studies

170BOOK REVIEWS The wish of his Excellency was admirably fulfilled. The learned representatives of the Catholic Church in Canada contributed their time and talent to immortalize the glorious event as well in ecclesiastical functions as in radio addresses. In the radio addresses over station CKAC on June 11, 12, and 13, 1946 the first two talks were given by Rev. P. Ferdinand Coiteux, Guardian of the Franciscan Convent at Rosemont; the third, by Msgr. Damase Laberge, Ex-Provincial of the Canadian Franciscans and present Prefect Apostolic in Peru. In the second triduum on June 14, 15 and 16, over station ACBF, the addresses were given by Msgr. Philippe Perrier, the Vicar General of Montreal as representative of his Excellency, the Archbishop; by the Very Rev. Pius Gaudreault, Provincial of the Canadian Dominicans; and by His Eminence, the late Archbishop of Quebec, Roderick Cardinal Villeneuve, O.M.I, (his last public address). All of these addresses on the various phases of the life of Saint Anthony are contained in this useful pamphlet, honored by a preface by his Eminence, the Most Rev. James Charles Cardinal McGuigan, Archbishop of Toronto. The value of the booklet is enhanced by the inclusion (in French) of the Apostolic Letters of his Holiness, Pope Pius XII, Exulta, raising St. Anthony to the rank of a Doctor of the Church; by the French translation of the Encyclical Letters on St. Anthony by the late, Most Rev. Valentine Schaaf, O.F.M., Minister General of the Friars Minor; and by a learned treatise on the "Doctrinal Mission" of St. Anthony of Padua by the well-known author, the Rev. Ephrem Longpr é, O.F.M. We owe the translation into French as also the publication of this useful booklet to the Rev. Ferdinand Coiteux, O.F.M. and to him a tribute of gratitude is justly due from all real lovers of Antoniana. RAPHAEL M. HUBER, O.F.M. CONV. Catholic University, Washington, D.C. St. Augustine, Faith, Hope, and Charity (Enchiridion De Fide Spe Et Caritate). Translated and annotated by Rev. Louis A. Arand, S.S., S.T.D. No. 3 of Ancient Christian Writers. Westminister, Md.: Newman Bookshop, 1947. Pp. 165. $2.50. Faith, Hope, and Charity is a credit to the high standard of scholarship set by the two previous volumes that led the way in the Ancient BOOK REVIEWS171 Christian Fathers series. Father Arand presents in this neat little book a smooth and intelligible translation of one of the many beautiful works of Augustine. A brief background furnished in the introduction along with the copious notes and references compiled in one section at the end of the translation as well as the excellent topical index make this work all the more valuable. Many of the comments and references to other works of Augustine give evidence of a thorough acquaintance with the doctrine of this luminary of Christianity. Faith, Hope, and Charity was composed by St. Augustine originally for the benefit of a certain Lanrentius, who wanted to have a handbook (enchiridion) which would "touch briefly on the principal points of the Christian faith.'' The author tried to fulfill the request, but at the end even he doubted whether he had actually accomplished his goal—of composing a handbook of Christian doctrine. While various basic points of Christian belief are presented in this work, it can hardly be said to be a complete summary of our faith. It treats such questions as the fall and redemption, the Blessed Trinity, the Providence of God, eschatology, the sources of sins, the remission of mortal and venial sins, the problem of evil, and the virtues. Some of these topics are examined quite in detail. The analysis of the problem of evil is particularly interesting. While this handbook does not present a complete summary of all our beliefs, it nevertheless considers truths that are perennially important. As Father Arand points out in the introduction, Augustine places religion within the framework of faith, hope, and charity. The objects of these virtues, he says, are summarized in the Lord's Prayer and the Creed. This therefore suggests the manner in which Augustine unfolds the truths of our religion. The translator observes that...